Question

Change the direct narration into indirect narration.
The teacher said to the students,” You must study hard for test on comprehension.”
A. The teacher told the students that they will study hard for the test on comprehension.
B. The teacher told the students that they must study hard for the test on comprehension.
C. The teacher told the students that they could study hard for the test on comprehension.
D. The teacher told the students that they are going to study hard for the test on comprehension.

Answer 1

Hint: In indirect speech the exact meaning of the sentence said in direct speech is expressed but without using the exact words said by the speaker in direct speech.

Complete answer:
Direct speech and indirect speech are two ways of saying what a person has said. While direct speech quotes the same words said by the speaker, as in the above given sentence; in indirect speech the exact same meaning is expressed but without the exact words of the speaker. The given sentence is in the simple present tense so, we will change it into the simple past tense when changing it into indirect speech.
Option A ‘The teacher told the students that they will study hard for the test on comprehension.’ Is incorrect as it is in simple future tense.
Option B “The teacher told the students that they must study hard for the test on comprehension.” is a correct answer as it follows all the rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech.
Option C ‘The teacher told the students that they could study hard for the test on comprehension.’ Is incorrect as could is used for a possibility, an uncertainty.
Option D ‘The teacher told the students that they are going to study hard for the test on comprehension.’ As ‘going to’ is present continuous tense.

Note: The sentence remains the same in meaning and everything, except the needed changes like, adding third person pronouns, conjunction “that”, and removing the “.